JFK Assassination Records

JFK Assassination Records - 2018 Additional Documents Release

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The National Archives is releasing documents previously withheld in accordance with the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act. The vast majority of the Collection (88%) has been open in full and released to the public since the late 1990s. The records at issue are documents previously identified as assassination records, but withheld in full or withheld in part. Learn more

These releases include FBI, CIA, and other agency documents (both formerly withheld in part and formerly withheld in full) identified by the Assassination Records Review Board as assassination records. The releases to date are as follows:

July 24, 2017: 3,810 documents (read press release)
October 26, 2017: 2,891 documents (read press release)
November 3, 2017: 676 documents (read press release)
November 9, 2017: 13,213 documents (read press release)
November 17, 2017: 10,744 documents (read press release)
December 15, 2017: 3,539 documents * (read press release)
April 26, 2018: 18,731 documents * (read press release)

* Note: There are instances where multiple record identification numbers are associated with the same pdf. This is due to the fact that the files were scanned in batches.

Accessing the Release Files

The table below displays metadata about all the released documents. You can also download the spreadsheet as an Excel file (4.7MB).

To view or download a specific document, follow the link in the "Doc Date" column. The files are sorted by NARA Release Date, with the most recent files appearing first. The previous withholding status (i.e., formerly withheld in part or formerly withheld in full) is identified in the “Formerly Withheld Status” column.

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Row Num	Record Num	NARA Release Date	Formerly Withheld	Agency	Doc Date	Doc Type	File Num	To Name	From Name	Title	Num Pages	Originator	Record Series	Review Date	Comments
401	178-10002-10086	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	S-M (II-J)			WILLIAM STURBITTS	14	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	03/12/2018	Notes made during testimony. Attached materials may or may not be related.
402	178-10002-10089	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	03/19/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	S-M (III-I) HELMS DOCUMENT INSPECTION	THE RECORD	MANFREDI, GEORGE	EXAMINATION OF A PORTION OF THE RECORDS OF RICHARD HELMS	11	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	03/12/2018	See page 7 in particular.
403	178-10002-10091	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/16/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	S-M (IV-W)			DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM C. STURBITTS	113	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	03/12/2018	Unknown whether name is releasable.
404	178-10002-10092	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/23/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	S-M (IV-DD) RICHARD HELMS			DEPOSITION OF RICHARD MCGARRAH HELMS (SELECTED PAGES)	44	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	03/12/2018	Selected section from much longer deposition.
405	178-10002-10093	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/24/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	S-M (IV-EE) RICHARD HELMS (3 OF 3)			DEPOSITION OF RICHARD HELMS	35	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	SCHWARZER-MANFREDI FILES	03/12/2018	Pages 371-403, plus cover and contents page, of longer deposition.
406	178-10002-10158	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	03/09/1960 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(G) CIA CORRES.--ASSASSINATIONS (1)	FOR THE RECORD	UNSIGNED	FIRST MEETING OF BRANCH 4 TASK FORCE, 9 MARCH 196	3	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Minutes of meeting.
407	178-10002-10166	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	06/06/1961 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(G) CIA CORRES--ASSASSINATIONS (1)			CABLE 897	1	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000210166.
408	178-10002-10169	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	05/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(G) CIA CORRES--ASSASSINATIONS (1)	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	UNSIGNED	REVIEW OF ITEMS IN OSWALD FILE RE CASTRO/JFK ASSASSINATION	27	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000210167 and 168.
409	178-10002-10185	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	01/17/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(G) CIA CORRES--ASSASSINATIONS (2)	INSPECTOR GENERAL	MURRAY, WILLIAM J.	QUESTIONABLE ACTIVITIES	2	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Attachments: 1781000210186, 187, 188.
410	178-10002-10188	04/26/2018	4/17/2018	ROCKCOM	[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT							ASSASSINATION FILES	03/16/2018
411	178-10002-10214	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	05/17/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-III(A) MISCELLANEOUS	THE FILE	BELIN, DAVID	INTERVIEW WITH JAMES P. O'CONNELL	19	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000210213.
412	178-10002-10215	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/16/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	DEPOSITION OF (A CIA EMPLOYEE)				8	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Selected pages from deposition. Full document is number 1781000210091.
413	178-10002-10261	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	05/21/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS	FILE	CARGILL, MASON	DOCUMENTS FROM DPD FILES RE CUBAN OPERATIONS, 1959-61	4	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018
414	178-10002-10265	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	05/15/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS	FILE	CARGILL, MASON	PERSONS...WHO MIGHT BE INTERVIEWED RE CASTRO ASSASSINATION PLANS	3	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Unmarked but may contain unreleasable names.
415	178-10002-10266	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	05/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS				4	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATIONS FILES	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000210265. Handwritten list of names and addresses related to anti-Castro plots.
416	178-10002-10279	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/16/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(J) CORRESPONDENCE--ASSASSINATIONS			DEPOSITION OF WILLIAM STURBITTS	4	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILES	03/12/2018	Selected pages from deposition. Full document is number 1781000210091.
417	178-10002-10297	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	06/24/1966 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(K) MISC.--ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS	DDCI	DIRECTOR OF SECURITY	MAHEU, ROBERT A.	6	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018
418	178-10002-10315	04/26/2018	Redact		05/19/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(I) INTERVIEWS--ASSASSINATIONS	FILE	CARGILL, MASON	LUIS ANGEL CASTILLO	9	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION		03/20/2018
419	178-10002-10330	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	05/15/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	A-I(I) INTERVIEWS RE ASSASSINATIONS	THE RECORD	GRAY, MARVIN L. JR.	CONVERSATION WITH L. FLETCHER PROUTY	2	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000210331. Gray's handwritten notes of interview prior to arrival of court reporter. Unmarked by may contain classified info.
420	178-10002-10363	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	03/06/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	O-R (I-AA) HUNT, E. HOWARD INTERVIEWED 3/4/75	FILE	OLSEN, ROBERT	INTERVIEW 3/4/75 WITH E.HOWARD HUNT AND HIS DAUGHTER, LISA HUNT	6	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	0LSEN-ROETHE FILES	03/12/2018
421	178-10002-10364	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	03/04/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	O-R I-AA) HUNT, E. HOWARD INTERVIEWED 3/4/75			E. HOWARD HUNT, CF 3-4-75	4	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	OLSEN-ROETHE FILES	03/12/2018	Handwritten notes. Unmarked but transcribed version is classified.
422	178-10002-10368	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/22/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	O-R (I-OO) STURGIS, FRANK			TCW STURGIS 4-22-75	2	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	OLSEN-ROETHE FILE	03/12/2018	Notes of conversation with Sturgis.
423	178-10002-10369	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	O-R (I-OO) STURGIS, FRANK			C.I.A. PERSONNEL	1	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	OLSEN-ROETHE FILE	03/12/2018
424	178-10002-10469	04/26/2018	4/17/2018	ROCKCOM	[PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT							ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018
425	178-10002-10479	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	01/19/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (7)			19 JANUARY 1962	5	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018
426	178-10002-10480	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	04/23/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (7)		KIRKPATRICK, LYMAN	FROM MOR OF PFIAB MEETING WITH DCI MC CONE, 23 APRIL 1963	4	PFIAB	ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018	Excerpt from memorandum, plus route slip.
427	178-10002-10482	04/26/2018	Redact		11/21/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (7)	DCI	HARVEY, WILLIAM K.	CHRONOLOGY OF THE MATAHAMBRE SABOTAGE OPERATION	5	CIA		03/20/2018	Includes routing slip.
428	178-10003-10001	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	09/20/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (9)			MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD, SPECIAL GROUP MEETING 2 SEPTEMBER 1962	1	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018
429	178-10003-10016	04/26/2018	Redact	ROCKCOM	08/30/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ASSASSINATION MATERIALS--MISC. ROCK/CIA (10)			MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP, 3 AUGUST 1962	4	CIA	ASSASSINATION FILE	03/12/2018
430	178-10003-10084	04/26/2018	Redact	KISS/SCOW	04/11/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7506462 (1)	POLICY GROUP	LANSDALE, EDWARD	STATUS OF OPERATION MONGOOSE	1	DOD	CHURCH COM.	03/12/2018	Page 1 only. Attached to 1781000310069.
431	178-10003-10085	04/26/2018	Redact		09/14/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7506462 (1)	RECORD	PARROTT, THOMAS A.	MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED), 14 SEPTEMBER 1962	2	NSC		03/20/2018	Unmarked but contains classified information. Attached to 1781000310069.
432	178-10003-10090	04/26/2018	Redact	KISS/SCOW	09/06/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7506462 (2)	RECORD		MINUTES OF MEETING OF SPECIAL GROUP (AUGMENTED) ON MONGOOSE, 9/6/62	5	NSC	CHURCH COM.	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000310069. Unmarked but probably TOP SECRET.
433	178-10003-10105	04/26/2018	Redact		08/29/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7506462 (3)	BUCHEN, PHILIP W.	CHURCH, FRANK		20	SSCIA		03/16/2018	Includes list of 117 quotations proposed for use in Church Committee assassinations report.
434	178-10003-10114	04/26/2018	Redact	KISS/SCOW	02/04/1976 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7602957 (1)	BADER, WILLIAM	ELDER, WALTER		3	CIA	CHURCH COM.	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000310109. Includes 2-page attachment.
435	178-10003-10127	04/26/2018	Redact	KISS/SCOW	12/01/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7602957 (2)	DCI	COOPER, CHESTER L.	CONSIDERATIONS FOR US POLICY TOWARD CUBA AND LATIN AMERICA	6	CIA	CHURCH COM.	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000310109. Bad copy. Unmarked but contains classified information.
436	178-10003-10158	04/26/2018	Redact	KISS/SCOW	12/01/1963 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7602957 (7)	DCI	COOPER, CHESTER L.	CONSIDERATIONS FOR US POLICY TOWARD CUBA AND LATIN AMERICA	6	CIA	CHURCH COM.	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000310151. Bad copy. Unmarked but contains classified information. #4 and 4a on list.
437	178-10003-10176	04/26/2018	Redact	KISS/SCOW	06/07/1976 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7602957 (9)	DAVIS, JEANNE W.	KELLEY, CLARENCE	SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE REQUEST FOR LBJ LIBRARY DOCUMENTS	4	FBI	CHURCH COM.	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000310175.
438	178-10003-10179	04/26/2018	Redact	KISS/SCOW	06/10/1976 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7602957 (9)	MILLER, WILLIAM G.	BRECKINRIDGE, SCOTT D.		14	CIA	CHURCH COM.	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000310177. Includes two attachments: AMLASH Operation, and Item Comments on Draft Report of SSC Subcommittee. Count does not include "tab" marker.
439	178-10003-10188	04/26/2018	Redact	KISS/SCOW	04/19/1966 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	7603341			SD 1721 (VECIANA)	1	DOD	CHURCH COM.	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000310184.
440	178-10003-10244	04/26/2018	Redact	KISS/SCOW	05/22/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION--UNLOGGES...(5)		GRAY, MARVIN	E. THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	20	ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION	MURPHY/ROCKEFELLER	03/12/2018	Part II of 2-part draft--Dominican Republic only.
441	178-10003-10311	04/26/2018	Redact	DUVAL78-67	03/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA HISTORIES			CIA "HISTORIES": BREAKDOWN OF CERTAIN ITEMS REQUESTED...	7	CIA	ACCESSION 78-67 (UNPROCESSED)	03/12/2018	No author or date given, presumably Church Committee document request.
442	178-10003-10335	04/26/2018	Redact	BUCHEN/DAN	10/31/1962 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CORRESPONDENCE--BUCHEN, PHILIP (3)	RECORD	LANSDALE, EDWARD	OUTLINE OF COVERT OPERATIONS	2	DOD	CORRESPONDENCE	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000310332.
443	178-10003-10377	04/26/2018	Redact	BUCHEN/DAN	06/16/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY		COLBY, WILLIAM	ASSASSINATIONS	5	CIA	CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY	03/12/2018	Includes handwritten note by Buchen.
444	178-10003-10387	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	05/22/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	BELIN ASSASSINATION DRAFTS		GRAY, MARVIN	E. THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	20	ROCK	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018	Part II of 2-part draft--Dominical Republic only.
445	178-10003-10394	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE			LIST OF DOCS. RE ASSASS. OF FOREIGN LEADERS SUBMITTED TO ROCK. COM.	5	CIA	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018
446	178-10003-10396	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	10/23/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE				15	WH	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018	Attached to 1781000310395. Unmarked but may contain classified information. Document partially handwritten.
447	178-10003-10397	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE				24	ROCK	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018	Annotated excerpts of the index to the Rockefeller Commission files.
448	178-10003-10399	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE			LIST OF DOCS. RE ASSASS. OF FOREIGN LEADERS SUBMITTED TO ROCK. COM.	5	CIA	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018	List has annotations showing file locations in Rockefeller Commission files.
449	178-10003-10400	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE			LIST OF DOCS. RE ASSASS. OF FOREIGN LEADERS SUBMITTED TO ROCK. COM.	5	CIA	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018	List has annotations showing file locations in Rockefeller Commission files.
450	178-10003-10401	04/26/2018	Redact	CAR/HARDY	00/00/1975 [PDF]	PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT	CIA, FOIA SUIT/BOROSAGE			APRIL 21, 1975--FOLLOWING SENT	15	WH	SUBJECT FILE	03/12/2018	Unmarked but may contain classified information. Same as 1781000310396 but with different annotations.

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